El Hierro still on yellow alert - earthquakes up to 4.6 expected.

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El Hierro remains on yellow alert even with earthquakes up to 4.6 on the Richter scale expected. PEVLOLCA announced, as we go to press, the implementation of their pre-set plan for increased seismic activity that includes the closure of Roquille tunnels and several stretches of road between Sabinosa and Frontera. Juan Manuel Santana, director of Security and Emergency has said that these measures were implemented because there is a risk of landslides, although no more evacuations will take place for now, eleven families have been evacuated, and schools continue to function normally.